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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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